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The Role of the State

Antitrust and Competition

Monopolies: Silent Spreaders of Poverty and Economic Inequality

James A. Schmitz Jr.
The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the vast inequalities that exist within the US economy. Monopoly power should be at the top of policymakers’ list...
Antitrust and Competition

The Monopoly Harms That Antitrust Keeps Missing

Hal Singer
In his new book Monopolized, journalist David Dayen tells the stories of individuals who have suffered at the hands of monopolists, showing the myriad...
Antitrust and Competition

Tech Monopolies Are the Reason the US Now Has a TikTok Problem

Lucas Kunce
Tech platforms like Facebook say we should protect, empower, and celebrate their concentrated power for the sake of America’s national security. But their history...
Antitrust and Competition

Big Tech Is Officially Too Big to Manage

Shaoul Sussman
Last week’s Congressional hearing on Big Tech showed the CEOs of the four largest tech platforms unable to answer basic questions about their own...
Antitrust and Competition

The House’s Big Tech Hearing: Break Ups Large and Small?

Randy Picker
Last week’s epic House hearing on online platforms raised many issues, chief among which was the question who gets to operate at scale. Last week’s...
Antitrust and Competition

Top 10 Admissions from Tech CEOs Secured at the Antitrust Hearing

Hal Singer
This week’s Congressional hearing produced evidence of anticompetitive conduct that state attorneys general and private enforcers can use to pursue the dominant platforms under...
Antitrust and Competition

More and More Employers Are Spying on Workers Online. Federal Regulators Are Okay With It

Robert Sprague
Employers today have numerous tools at their disposal to monitor workers’ behavior and communications. Outdated federal regulations and an administration that prioritizes employers’ interests...
Antitrust and Competition

Webinar: Mehrsa Baradaran, Eli Cook, and Luigi Zingales on the Complicated Relationship Between Antimonopoly and Race

ProMarket writers
Watch a discussion between UC Irvine’s Mehrsa Baradaran, Haifa University’s Eli Cook, and Chicago Booth’s Luigi Zingales on the composition, strengths, and weaknesses of different US...
Antitrust and Competition

What Congress Should Ask Big Tech CEOs

Hal Singer
This week, the House Committee on the Judiciary will hold a hearing on digital platforms and market power, during which members will get to question...
Antitrust and Competition

The EU’s Attempt at Updating Antitrust Market Definition for the Digital Age

Viktoria H.S.E. Robertson
The rise of digital platforms has upended markets and the very act of market definition—the basic unit of antitrust analysis. With the review of...
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